You can do a lot on your own, and you should, but a lot of getting through the day, or finishing a project becomes easier when you know you have people in your corner. Allie was one of those people for me. She helped me find the right tone for The Art of Falling Forever and I can't thank her enough. Please stop by her blog and find out what I've got to say about life changing the way you do things.

And today is the last day of my contest. All you have to do for a chance to win is write a comment (if it works), or send me an email (ivybmisbehavin@gmail.com), or pop over to my Ivy Bateman-Author on Facebook and leave a comment for me there. Tomorrow morning I'll be drawing a name for a prize pack of....

After tomorrow, I'll be back in hiding until my next promo tour which will be in late January, early February for a superhero story that I wrote back in June. It's called Edged in Flame and will be part of the Breathless Press Anthology Secret Identities.

So, until tomorrow, I hope everyone has their holidays on and is enjoy their Saturday!

Friday, December 19, 2014

As of the last year or so, I've not a had a lot of sexy on my blog which is odd since I do write romance, but for good or bad, my books aren't as steamy as the used to be. However, from time to time, I have guests on my blog who like to turn up the heat! Today I'm happy to spotlight very busy author and blog hostess, Erzabet Bishop! Today is release day for one of her Christmas stories! She has other that have released in the past weeks, but coming out to play today is

I know you're not supposed to judge a book by it's cover, but in this case I'm going to. It's hot. Very hot and if you know anything about Erzabet Bishop, you know what's inside is going to burn you...in a good way!

Blurb:

Deck the halls with all things kinky. Jonas is an incubus
with an incurable lust for gingerbread and holiday lights. When he finds
himself falling for Holly Pendleton, the woman he has marked as the final soul
to end his contract, he faces a heart wrenching decision: take what he needs to
feed his hunger or sacrifice himself for the woman who has lit his own demonic
soul on fire. Tied up with red ribbons, Holly just might be Jonas's deepest
Christmas wish and the one woman who could set him free.

Excerpt:

"It's twisted." Mallory sniped, her tone coolly
disapproving. Grabbing Jonas by the arm, they trudged down the main street of
the Old Towne shopping district, dodging tourists and rabid consumers on a
mission.

"Why not? It's not like they'll even notice."
Jonas glanced in Mallory's direction and stared after the white coat of a woman
he'd just seen in the crowd. It was strange, but it almost seemed like she was
following them. Jonas didn't care. He stuffed the panic down and resumed his
vigil. Somewhere out there was his last conquest. He just had to find her.

Holiday music piped through the air and the smell of
chestnuts roasting wafted toward the crowd. The Carver Hills Old Towne Winter
Carnival was in full force and it warmed Jonas’s soul to see it. Throwing
caution to the wind, he let out another burst of energy and sent it spiraling
into the crowd. What could it hurt? He was here on a shopping expedition of his
own, and it wasn’t for the latest transforming doll or gadget. Nope. Lust was
his mission. He was hungry.

"Because..." Mallory's voice trailed off as she
patted the squirming dog in her purse. Terrance yipped and gave an indignant
growl. Stuffed into a red sweater, the little black Chihuahua looked absolutely
miserable.

"Oh my God,
Jonas. Why do you have to always pick the toughest crowd? It's a needle in a haystack."

“You’re entitled to your opinion. I, for one, am going to
check things out and find something, or someone, to eat." Jonas's lips
curved up in a smile at Mallory's irritated and completely unladylike snort.

"Mallory, if I want a cheeseburger I'll go to a
drive-through. I want something a little more substantial. And that means I'm
going to have to work for it, okay?"

She stared at him, a mutinous look on her face. Terrance
yipped and she reached down absently to pet him. He shook, trying to curl himself
into a ball inside Mallory's large gold purse but having a hard time.

"You'd better get him in out of the cold. The little
guy's shaking like a leaf."

"He's fine," she snapped.

"Okay. Don't say I didn't warn you when his little
bladder decides it's time to void all over your cell."

"Ugh! Jonas. That's disgusting. Terrence wouldn't do
that, would you, honey?" Mallory reached down and gave the dog a kiss on
the top of his smooth black head.

The dog whined and shook.

"Go on, Mal. I'll be fine." Please. So I can get
down to business.

He knew what he
wanted. Lust was, after all, his personal vice of the seven deadlies. It really
didn't matter the form. It was usually sex that got people into trouble, but
any old lust would do. And right now, he wanted to indulge in a little
proclivity of his own. If Mallory would leave him the hell alone, that is. The
need was there and it was clawing at his gut relentlessly. But so was the
desire to revel in the holidays. If things went badly, it would be his last
ride on the bus, so to speak. He didn’t want to miss a thing.

This was his most
favorite time of year. Christmas. Twinkling lights. Tacky reindeer yard
ornaments. Tinsel. Garlands. Ah, the things you could do with a garland. A
little tricky rope work and a willing partner and you had yourself your own
little bondage Christmas carol. A happy smile tilted up the corner of his
mouth. It was funny as Hell, really. A lust demon with a fetish for Christmas
ornaments.

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Well now, that would be one way to spice up the holidays! I'd like to thank Erzabet very much for visiting with me on Ivy B today. She's been a gracious hostess to me and my stories more than once and I'm very happy to finally return the favor!

Now a little more about Erazabet and everywhere she can be found in cyberspace!

Ivy B

xoxo

About the author:

Erzabet Bishop has been crafting stories since she could
pound keys on her parents’ old typewriter. She has only just learned that it is
a whole lot more fun writing naughty books.

Although she is new to Breathless Press, she is a
contributing author to several websites and magazines and has an extremely
impressive backlist of more than 50 books, articles and short stories and was
also a finalist for the GCLS 2014 awards in two separate categories. She will
be releasing several new titles through Breathless Press in the coming months.

She lives in Texas with her husband and furry children, and
can often be found lurking in local bookstores. She loves to bake, make naughty
crochet projects, and watch monster movies.When she isn’t writing, she loves to review music and books. Follow her reviews and posts on Twitter @erzabetbishop.

The winner will receive

I
would like to apologize to anyone who tried to leave a comment in the
past and couldn't. I'm going to have to get this sorted out! It still
may not work so you can email me a hello at ivybmisbehavin at gmail dot
com or track me down on my Facebook on my Ivy Bateman-Author page and leave a comment for me there.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

I'm happy to say that today I'm visiting with Mary. She's a fellow author and is always very generous with her blog space. So, when you've finished reading this post, please stop by and see what I'm up to over there.

For those who don't know, I'm having a contest here on Ivy B until the end of Saturday, December,
20th. I will announce the winner on Sunday, December, 21st.

I'm having a quite the give-a-way since it turns out my comment section was hissy fitting during my last 2
releases,and those who tried to comment to be entered to win a copy of the book I'd been promoting, were not able to do so.

So, the winner will receive

I would like to apologize to anyone who tried to leave a comment in the
past and couldn't. I'm going to have to get this sorted out! It still may not work so you can email me a hello at ivybmisbehavin at gmail dot com or track me down on my Facebook on my Ivy Bateman-Author page and leave a comment for me there.

I'll be back tomorrow to point you in the direction of my with Linda Kage.

Hightlight of this Post! My Contest is Still ON! See below for details!

I hope all you are well. Today I feel a mixture of anxiety and melancholy and frustration. It's come to my attention that the comment feature on my blog is a temperamental diva and only posts comments when she bloody well feels like it.

For this release and my last two stories, I'll Call You Alice and Christmas Eve Surprise, I've had simple contests on my blog. Like the contest I posted yesterday, I asked people to comment with their email address and after a day or so, I would gather the names, have a draw, and announce a winner. Last evening, I discovered, for the third release in a row, that no one had commented. Not. One. Person. I was pretty crushed and did the whole "tortured artist, why doesn't anyone pay attention to me" game for a while. I know you should create for yourself, but when you often feel you are writing into a void, it can a get a bit old.

AND then, my wonderful editor Allie wrote me on facebook to say that she hadn't been able to comment. I checked my settings and they seemed a bit off...more frustration. How could I be so foolish as to not check that my settings were set correctly??? For a year??? I fixed them, sent out a message via various channels that all was well, and went to bed.

Thsi morning I checked facebook to discover that my comment section is still playing the Selective Diva. My comment posted, as did my editor's (after 3 tries) but I was sent a message on facebook that another person did try and it didn't work.

SIGH. I now have a permanent comment only blog for what to do if I'm having a contest and you can't post a comment. I'm asking you to please just email me at ivybmisbehavin at gmail dot com and leave me your email address. I will then put your name in a draw and go from there.

Which is what I'd like to propose now. I'm doing a few more stops on my blog tour The Art of Falling Foreverand will keep my contest going for a copy of this story, and a $5 Breathless Press Gift Card until the end of next Saturday, December, 20th. I will announce the winner on Sunday, December, 21st.

AND since my comment section was hissy fitting during my last 2 releases, I will also throw in copies of my last 2 releases to the winner.

I won't spend time chatting about this story as I've done a lot of that at various places over the last couple weeks and I have a few more stops over the one. But, I would like to thank some people. I'd like to thank my editor Allie. She was patient and a great support through this whole process. I would like to thank Justyn for encouraging me to keep writing even when I don't really feel like a I can. I would to thank all of our behind the scenes people at Breathless Press. If it wasn't for them, I'd be lost! I'd like to thank all the blogs that have had me on this month and the ones that will have me on later this month. Thanks to all my friends and my family who support me and give me lots of love.

And also, I'd like to thank Margaret, my beloved mother-in-law whom we lost in August. She was one of my rocks, gave me strength, helped me believe in myself, and was one of my best friends. I miss her with everything in me. We all do.

Margaret, this book is for you.

And for you all, I have a wee contest. It's not hard. Just leave a comment and your email and tomorrow I'll draw a winner for a copy of The Art of Falling Forever and for a $5 gift card from Breathless Press! I'll let the winner know sometime on Saturday.

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Well, yesterday was a super stormy kind of day and today isn't much better! But that won't bring me down because today I'm visiting with the lovely and generous Sheri Velarde over at her wonderful site

Tomorrow however, is the biggest of big days!! Tomorrow, December 12th is release day for...

Created by Torie James!

The very busy, and yet somehow manages to do SO much, Torie James made the above ad for me. Actually she made many ads for many Breathless Press writers. She's just that kind of girl!

Tomorrow on Ivy B, I'll be giving away a copy of The Art of Falling Forever and a $5 Breathless Press Gift Card to one lucky commenter. Just come on by, say hello with your email address and I'll put your name in draw. I'll announce the winner on Saturday, December 13th.